Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base

Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base
Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base
	IATA: EXI; ICAO: none; FAA LID: EXI;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	State of Alaska DOT&PF - Southeast Region
Serves	Excursion Inlet, Alaska
Elevation AMSL	0 ft / 0 m
Coordinates	58°25′14″N 135°26′57″W / 58.42056°N 135.44917°W
Map
	EXI Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Statistics (2016)
Aircraft operations (2015)
Aircraft operations (2015)	200
Based aircraft	0
Passengers	148
Freight	26,000 lbs
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration; Source: Bureau of Transportation

Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base (IATA: EXI, FAA LID: EXI) is a state owned, public use seaplane base located in Excursion Inlet, in the Haines Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.^[1] Scheduled passenger service is subsidized by the U.S. Department of Transportation via the Essential Air Service program.

This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2015–2019, which categorized it as a general aviation airport based on 69 enplanements (boardings) in calendar year 2012.^[3] As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 69 passenger enplanements in calendar year 2008,^[4] 68 enplanements in 2009, and 30 in 2010.^[5]

Facilities and aircraft

Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated NW/SE with a water surface measuring 1,000 by 1,000 feet (305 x 305 m).^[1] For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 700 aircraft operations, an average of 58 per month: 71% general aviation and 29% air taxi.^[1]

Airlines and destinations

The following airline offers scheduled passenger service:

Airlines	Destinations
Alaska Seaplanes	Juneau^[6]
Ward Air	Juneau

Statistics

Top domestic destinations: January – December 2016^[2]
Rank	City	Airport	Passengers
1	Juneau, AK	Juneau International Airport	70
2	Gustavus, AK	Gustavus Airport	10

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d FAA Airport Form 5010 for EXI PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 27, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Excursion Inlet, AK: Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base (EXI)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
^ "Appendix A: List of NPIAS Airports with 5-Year Forecast Activity and Development Estimate" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) Report. Federal Aviation Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
^ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
^ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
^ "Alaska Seaplanes Fall Schedule" (PDF). Retrieved September 10, 2022.

Other sources

Essential Air Service documents (Docket DOT-OST-2002-12014) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
- Order 2005-8-14 (August 18, 2005): re-selecting L.A.B. Flying Service, Inc., to provide essential air service to Excursion Inlet, Alaska, and establishing a subsidy rate of $9,212 per year for service consisting of one round trip each week during the winter season (October–March), over a Juneau-Excursion Inlet-Juneau routing, with 5-seat Piper PA-32 or 3-seat Helio H-250 aircraft, for the two-year period beginning September 1, 2005, and ending August 31, 2007.
- Order 2006-8-20 (August 20, 2007): selecting L.A.B. Flying Service, to continue providing essential air service (EAS) at Excursion Inlet, Alaska, and establishing an annual subsidy rate of $32,886, for a new two-year period, through August 31, 2009.
- Order 2008-7-29 (July 25, 2008): requesting proposals by August 1, 2008, from carriers interested in providing essential air service (EAS) at Kake and Excursion Inlet, Alaska, for a two-year period, beginning when the carrier can inaugurate service, with or without subsidy. (On July 24, 2008, the Federal Aviation Administration revoked the operating certificate of LAB Flying Service, Inc., on an emergency basis.)
- Order 2008-8-16 (August 15, 2008): selecting Alaska Juneau Aeronautics, Inc., d/b/a Wings of Alaska, Inc. (Wings), to provide essential air service at Excursion Inlet and Kake, Alaska, at annual subsidy rates of $34,659 at Excursion Inlet and $314,302 at Kake, for the two-year period ending August 31, 2010.
- Order 2010-8-9 (August 17, 2010): re-selecting Alaska Juneau Aeronautics, Inc., d/b/a Wings of Alaska, Inc., to provide essential air service (EAS) at Excursion Inlet, Alaska, for an annual subsidy rate of $33,919, for the two-year period from September 1, 2010, to August 31, 2012.
- Order 2012-9-8 (September 10, 2012): selecting Air Excursions to provide EAS at Excursion Inlet for a first-year annual subsidy of $27,111 and a second-year annual subsidy of $28,835. The airline will provide three weekly nonstop round trips to Juneau during the 21-week peak season with PA-32 Cherokee 6 aircraft, and one weekly nonstop round trip during the 31-week off-peak using Cessna 206 float aircraft, beginning when the airline commences full EAS.

External links

Topographic map from USGS The National Map
Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for EXI
- AirNav airport information for EXI
- ASN accident history for EXI
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for EXI

[FAA-1] FAA Airport Form 5010 for EXI PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 27, 2017.

[transtats.bts.gov-2] "Excursion Inlet, AK: Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base (EXI)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2017.

[3] "Appendix A: List of NPIAS Airports with 5-Year Forecast Activity and Development Estimate" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) Report. Federal Aviation Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2016.

[4] "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.

[5] "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.

[6] "Alaska Seaplanes Fall Schedule" (PDF). Retrieved September 10, 2022.

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